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Hospitaller Order of St. John of God
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Hospitaller Order of St. John of God

Roman Catholic order
Also known as: Brothers Hospitallers
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The Hospitaller Order of St. John of God is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in 1537 by St. John of God in Granada, Spain. The order is comprised of brothers dedicated to nursing the poor and sick. St. John of God, born in Portugal in 1495, was formerly a shepherd and soldier before dedicating his life to the care of those in need after being moved by the sermons of mystic John of Ávila. The order received approval from Pope Sixtus V in 1586, after John of God's death. In 1886, Pope Leo XIII declared St. John of God the patron saint of hospitals and the sick. The order maintains hospitals worldwide and is headquartered in Rome.12

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